This is an essay called "The Peach Tree" which is a story about a personal epiphany like one found in the writings of James Joyce.

The Peach Tree
By: Chris Graham
For some people, sitting around a home during the summer playing video games is a blast. Maybe for some, but in my opinion, their lives are just going around in circles. I believe that a person's life is determined by the things that they do and the actions that they take. And for a lucky few, some experiences are so extraordinary that their lives actually make a dramatic turn around. I had just such an experience a couple of summers ago. I know for a fact that it made me a totally different person. A group of students from my French class, including our…